OHN3
BRUCE
(JAMES2,
PATRICK1)
was born October 31, 1658 in Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and died
Unknown. He married MARY
CHRISTIAN
Abt. 1689. She was born Abt. 1665 in New Deer, Scotland, and died Unknown.

More About J

OHN
BRUCE
and MARY
CHRISTIAN:

Marriage: Abt. 1689

Child of J

OHN
BRUCE
and MARY
CHRISTIAN
is:

4. i. JOHN

4
BRUCE, b. 1690, Kinnaird, Scotland; d. 1752, Albermarle Co., VA.

Generation No. 4

4. J

OHN4
BRUCE
(JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)
was born 1690 in Kinnaird, Scotland, and died 1752 in Albermarle Co., VA. He
married MARGARET
FRAZER,
daughter of ELSPETT
WOOD
and ?
FRAZER.
She was born Abt. 1689 in Warse Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, and died Unknown.

Notes for J

OHN
BRUCE:

Information from Ancestory.com submitted by Thomas G. Untiedt:

The following is an excerpt from the paper "Bruce: Historical Papers #2" by
Michael V. Stambach-Bruce, ORB, 1991, (who I think is now deceased).

"It is increasingly apparent that the Bruces of Dark Run are descended from
the 17th century Bruce family of the Northern Neck of Virginia. My own recent
discovery has proven a connection and probable descent of the Elijah Bruce of
Culpeper Co., from the family of Henry Bruce, son of William Bruce, d. before 14
Dec. 1683."

"Of the numerous lines descending from the earlier Bruce families of the
Northern Neck there is one in particular which, in my opinion, is the best
candidate for identification as the progenitor of the later Bruce families of
Orange, Culpeper, Albemarle, and other counties. That is JOHN BRUCE, son of
Henry Bruce. This John Bruce may have been the same who was erroneously
identified by Philip Alexander Bruce as the childless son of GEORGE BRUCE,
1650-1715."

"It seems likely that JOHN BRUCE of Dark Run married at least twice, MARGARET
FRAZIER being his second or later wife. Although no direct evidence has been
found that would allow us to determine

whether or not David and GEORGE BRUCE were sons or brothers of JOHN BRUCE of
Dark Run, the evidence we do have clearly indicates a close relationship. The
fact that John received two large

patents in 1735, with no record of David or George having received any
patents but having lived with or

adjacent to John of Dark Run, seems to point to their dependency on John of
Dark Run."

"We now know that John of Dark Run was appointed by the Court of Hanover Co.,
Va. to act as the administrator of the estate of Morris (Maurice) Roberts by
1734. This is found in the early Orange Co. records. Other records prove that
JOHN BRUCE was a resident of Caroline Co. prior to his migration to Orange Co.
We can draw from the fact that a number of the Northern Neck families left
Richmond and Westmoreland Cos. at early dates and settled in Caroline Co., later
migrating to Orange Co."

"Of special interest is the appearance of an entirely "new" JOHN BRUCE who,
it appears, may have resided or at least owned property in Spotsylvania Co., Va.
This John died before 1740. Was THIS the childless son of GEORGE BRUCE,
1650-1715? This appearance also presents a minor problem. It is obvious from
this new research that some or all of the later Dark Run set had lived at
Spotsylvania Co. The question is raised, "How do we know whether or not records
of JOHN BRUCE during the period of 1733-1740 belong to the deceased John (by
1740) or the JOHN BRUCE of Dark Run who lived into the 1750's at Augusta Co.?" A
close examination of these records may reveal that the pre-1740 records can be
linked to the post 1740 records by common association, etc."

"Another possibility remains; that is, was the earlier JOHN BRUCE of
Spotsylvania Co. a brother of Henry Bruce of Richmond Co., Va.?"

"The land at Dark Run, originally in Orange Co., later fell into Culpeper and
eventually fell into Madison Co., Va. At some point later generations of this
Bruce family, as well as members of the

Mr. Stambach-Bruce was apparently convinced that John Bruce of Dark Run was
married twice, Margaret Frazier being his second wife. I have not found any
evidence to support this but if true Margaret Frazier is probably not the mother
of all his children, possibly not any of them.

Orange Co Deed Book 3 & 4 (1738-1741)

John Bruce sued Francis Williams for debt in 1735

Orange Co Grand Jury Presentations: 1735

John Bruce did not list himself as a tithable

Orange Co VA Deed Book 7 Pages 74-75 (1742) (Stafford County, VA)

John Bruce of Orange Co. to Captain Augustine Washington (father of George
Washington) & Company, owners of the Accokeek Iron Works...mortgage to secure
L60 current money...two tracts of land, one, 2300 acres on Little Fork of
Rappahannock River, and second, 1600 acres on Sherrandoah (sic) River.

Augusta Co VA 1748

I, the subscriber, intends to go to North Crittan? and I desire all persons
that are indebted to me for goods to come and pay their accounts to Margaret
Fraser in the County of Augusta or to me at my

dwelling house in Albemarle County, which I dwell, or they must expect to be
troubled. This is the first time 6 July 1747.

John Bruce

Culpeper Co Page 46

Margaret Bruce claimed to be the wife of John Bruce, dec'd, 23 January 1769.
It is said that she filed suit against someone as Elizabeth Frazier; she said
that was the Sheriff's fault that she was listed a Frazier.

Augusta Co Court Judgements 1747

John Bruce is in jail as escaped from the Louisa County jail

Albemarle County Will Book 1 (1752)

John Bruce...inventory of the estate of John Bruce, deceased, a budget of
Tinkers Ware...one pair of bellows and one dozen of pewter spoons. At a Court
held for Albemarle County the 13th day of August, 1752. This inventory of the
estate of John Bruce, dec'd, was returned into Court by John Martin, the
administrator thereof, and ordered to be recorded.

Notes for MARGARET FRAZIER:

Margaret Frazier may have been John Bruce's second wife.

Children of JOHN BRUCE and MARGARET FRAZIER are:

3. i. GEORGE G.3 BRUCE, b. Bet. 1713 - 1715; d. Abt. 1800.

ii. JOHN BRUCE, b. Abt. 1718.

Notes for JOHN BRUCE:

Since the original John Bruce (born abt 1690) died in 1752, I'm assuming the
following deed reference pertains to his son John. I'm not sure which one the
1781 entry pertains to but include it here so it does not get left out entirely.

Culpeper County VA Deed Book F Vol 5 page 425-426 (Aug 18, 1771)

Richard Vernon to my son-in-law William Roebuck, for love, good will and
affection...150 acres whereon John Bruce now lives...corner to Anthony Deering
standing...Beautiful Run...to Cave's old road...cup

the branch to Merryman Marshall's line where it crosses the branch...along
the old road to Mr. Buford's corner...to Beautiful Run...

EORGE
G.5
BRUCE
(JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)
was born 1730 in Augusta Co., VA, and died 1784 in Bland Co., VA. He married (1)
AMY
DREWRY.
She died Unknown. He married (2) MARY
STUBBLEFIELD,
daughter of GEORGE
STUBBLEFIELD
and SARAH
MORRISON.
She was born 1734 in Virginia, and died 1760. He married (3) ELIZABETH
QUINN
Abt. 1741, daughter of DARBY
QUINN
and MARY.
She was born Abt. 1717 in Culpepper, VA, and died Unknown.

ILLIAM6
BRUCE
(GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)
was born Abt. 1752 in Albermarle Co., VA, and died January 1814 in Giles Co.,
VA. He married ANNA
NANCY
BALLARD
June 08, 1775 in Albemarle Co., VA, daughter of THOMAS
BALLARD
and MARY?.
She was born Abt. 1755 in Albermarle Co., VA, and died Abt. 1813 in Virginia.

Notes for W

ILLIAM
BRUCE:

Information from Ancestory.com submitted by Thomas G. Untiedt:

Albemarle County Deed Abstracts, 1772-1776, pages 120-121

William Bruce purchased from John and Agnes Mullins on June 8, 1775,

300 acres of land in Albemarle County adjoining "Benjamin Brown".

Note: Benjamin Brown was a brother of Captain Brightberry Brown of

Brown's Cove.

Albemarle County Deed Book 11 page 34 1794

"Know all men by these presents that William Bruce and Ann his wife of the
County of Surry in the State of North Carolina, do hereby appoint, constitute
and nominate by these presents, ordain Richard Bruce of the County of Albemarle
and the State of Virginia our lawful attorney to act and transact all and every
kind of business which may have to do and transact within the State and Dominion
of Virginia, but more especially for carrying into effect the sale of a certain
tract of land lying and being in the said County of Albemarle wherein we
formerly lived on the south end of the long mountain containing 300 acres by
estimation to be the same more or less and bounded by a certain bounds mentioned
in the deed made by John Mullins to us and we hereby impower and authorize the
said Richard Bruce, our said attorney, shall do respecting the sale of the said
land, as if it had actually been done by ourselves in person and the same shall
forever bind us our heirs to firmly to abide and stad(sic) to any act our
attorney shall do respecting the same. In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this third day of March, 1794."

OSHUA7
BRUCE
(WILLIAM6,
GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)2
was born October 23, 1778 in Albermarle Co., VA, and died August 29, 1865 in
Bland Co., VA. He married SARAH
B.
HEARNE,
daughter of JOHN
HEARNE
and ANNIE
CHESNEY.
She was born March 08, 1783 in South Carolina, and died January 19, 1857 in
Wythe Co., VA.

Notes for J

OSHUA
BRUCE:

Josiah (38) and Minervia (38) are living with Joshua and Sarah in the 1850
census. Josiah's children - William (14), Unreadalbe male name(12), Mary(11),
Manda(7) are listed also.

SAAH8
BRUCE
(JOSHUA7,
WILLIAM6,
GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)3
was born May 31, 1804 in Walker Creek, Wythe Co., VA, and died Aft. January 18,
1884. He married (1) SARAH
JUSTICE
September 15, 1825 in Tazewell Co., VA, daughter of JOHN
JUSTICE
and MARY
HENDERSON.
She was born June 01, 1799, and died October 1859. He married (2) NAOMI
MCNEIL
October 16, 1866 in Bland Co., VA, daughter of DANIEL
MCNEIL
and ELIZABETH
KENNETT.
She died Unknown.

Notes for I

SAAH
BRUCE:

The 1850 Census lists Isaah, wife Sally (Sarah) and James, Mary, Sarah,
Moses, Lutheria, Sirena. The births for these individuals is based on the 1850
Census. It varies a couple of years from the information from Thomas Untiedt.

John enlisted as Pvt Co F 45th Reg. Virginia Infantry on May 29, 1861,
at Wytheville, Va.. Captured at Battle of Piedmont on June 05, 1864. John
became sick and sent to Emory and Henry Hosp. March 1864. POW at Camp
Morton Indiana. Exchanger March 15, 1865. Died in Chimborrazo Military
Hospital, Richmond, Vriginia.

OSIAH
H.8
BRUCE
(JOSHUA7,
WILLIAM6,
GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)4
was born March 16, 1808 in Wythe Co., VA, and died Aft. January 18, 1884. He
married MINERVA
T.
JUSTICE
September 15, 1825 in Tazewell Co., VA. She was born June 01, 1812 in Wythe Co.,
VA, and died November 1859.

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OSIAH
BRUCE
and MINERVA
JUSTICE:

Marriage: September 15, 1825, Tazewell Co., VA

Children of J

OSIAH
BRUCE
and MINERVA
JUSTICE
are:

i. WILLIAM

9
BRUCE, b. Abt. 1836; d. Unknown.

ii. UNREADABLENAME BRUCE, b. Abt. 1838; d. Unknown.

iii. MARY BRUCE, b. Abt. 1839; d. Unknown.

iv. MANDA BRUCE, b. Abt. 1843; d. Unknown.

10. W

ILLIAM
PATTON8
BRUCE
(JOSHUA7,
WILLIAM6,
GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)
was born September 26, 1813 in Wythe Co., VA, and died May 29, 1896 in near
Cumberland Gap, TN. He married CYNTHIA
ANN
MAUPIN
June 19, 1838 in Campbell Co., TN, daughter of AMOS
MAUPIN
and SALLEE
AYERS.
She was born January 11, 1816 in Kentucky, and died April 09, 1900 in Claiborne
Co., TN.

More About W

ILLIAM
BRUCE
and CYNTHIA
MAUPIN:

Marriage: June 19, 1838, Campbell Co., TN

Children of W

ILLIAM
BRUCE
and CYNTHIA
MAUPIN
are:

i. CICERO C.

9
BRUCE, b. April 27, 1839; d. March 20, 1914.

ii. WILLIAM F. BRUCE, b. March 20, 1841; d. Unknown.

iii. AYERS MAUPIN BRUCE, b. April 05, 1843; d. June 24, 1922.

iv. SALLEE C. BRUCE, b. July 21, 1845; d. August 08, 1938.

v. AMOS M. BRUCE, b. January 08, 1848; d. September 25, 1935.

vi. JOSHUA SOULE BRUCE, b. March 21, 1850; d. September 27, 1932.

vii. ELIZABETH LOVE BRUCE, b. June 15, 1852; d. April 09, 1933.

viii. LA FAYETTE BRUCE, b. December 26, 1854; d. November 07, 1926.

ix. VIRGINIA ANN BRUCE, b. December 10, 1856; d. March 31, 1954.

Generation No. 9

11. H

ENLEY
GEORGE9
BRUCE
(ISAAH8,
JOSHUA7,
WILLIAM6,
GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)
was born Abt. 1827 in Walker Creek, Wythe Co., VA, and died Unknown. He married
SARAH
LEWIS
Abt. 1850. She was born Abt. 1825, and died Unknown.

MILY10
BRUCE
(HENLEY
GEORGE9,
ISAAH8,
JOSHUA7,
WILLIAM6,
GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)
was born April 21, 1852 in White Gate, VA, and died February 12, 1875. She
married WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON
PRICE5
June 16, 1870 in Giles Co, VA, son of WILLIAM
PRICE
and CATHERINE
LONG.
He was born May 12, 1840 in White Gate, VA, and died Unknown in Giles Co, VA.

Notes for E

MILY
BRUCE:

Information on the ancestors of Emily was found on Ancestory.com via the "Untiedt
Family Tree" submitted by Thomas G. Untiedt (tuntiedt@adelphia.net).

Notes for W

ILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON
PRICE:

Notes from Eva Price Brockman:

William Henry Harrison Price married Emily Bruce June 16, 1870. They had two
children: George William Price and David "Elbert" Price. Elbert and George
William's mother, Emily Bruce Price, died when Elbert was only 10 days old, due
to complications of childbirth. His Aunt Jet and Uncle Dave, who were sister and
brother to William Henry Harrison Price, raised Elbert. Neither Dave nor his
sister, Jet, ever married. They lived in a house in Rye Hollow, VA on land,
which was later owned by and referred to as the Odell Hudson property. I never
saw the house, because it had burned years earlier, but the chimney continued to
stand in the middle of a vegetable garden. I recall seeing the chimney in the
late 1930~s and early 1940's.

Marriage Notes for E

MILY
BRUCE
and WILLIAM
PRICE:

William and Emily were married at the home of Amos Bruce. (Emily's 1st
cousin, once removed)

EORGE
WILLIAM11
PRICE
(EMILY10
BRUCE,
HENLEY
GEORGE9,
ISAAH8,
JOSHUA7,
WILLIAM6,
GEORGE
G.5,
JOHN4,
JOHN3,
JAMES2,
PATRICK1)6
was born April 09, 1872 in Giles Co, VA, and died June 27, 1950 in Rye Hollow,
VA. He married (1) ELIZABETH
EVANS
GORDAN
in Giles Co, VA. She died Unknown. He married (2) ELIZA
ALLIE ANN
CROYE7
January 11, 1894 in Giles Co, VA8, daughter of JAMES
CROYE
and NANCY
PETERS.
She was born November 19, 1873 in Giles Co, VA, and died August 13, 1930.

More About G

EORGE
WILLIAM
PRICE:

Burial: Unknown, Pleasant View Cemetary, Giles Co, VA

Notes for E

LIZABETH
EVANS
GORDAN:

Note from Eva Price Brockman:

George William Price married Elizabeth "Miss Lizzie" (also known to us as
Granny) Evans Gordon on Nov. 3, 1931 after the death of Allie, his first wife.
"Miss Lizzie" was the widow of Jim Gordon, and she never had children. She was
the midwife for most of the families in the surrounding area for many, many
years.

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EORGE
PRICE
and ELIZABETH
GORDAN:

Marriage: Giles Co, VA

Notes for E

LIZA
ALLIE ANN
CROYE:

The following was told to Beth Brockman Newell by Frances Price Merrix:

She was called Allie. She was paralyzed from 3/21/1929 until the time of her
death. She had a stroke, and also had a brain tumor.

Also of interest, Allie came from a "good" family. She was well-respected.
She was particular and meticulous. She was a good cook and an excellent
seamtress. She was not a kind person. She could be harsh. She was very pretty.
She didn't encourage education. She was possessive of her children. Rumor had it
that she caused the breakup of James William Price and Virginia Walters.

Will suffered from severe hay fever in the spring and again in the
fall. It affected him with many sinus infections, watery eyes to the point
that many times water streamed down his face. He was about 5'8" and always
somewhat overweight. He had dark curly hair and brown eyes. He loved honey
and always had several beehives around. Many people stopped by our house
in the fall of the year to buy honey from the "honey man". Will was a
farmer, a barber, and an insurance salesman. He was 80 years of age when
he died. His death certificate says that he died of congestive heart
failure. In Will's later years, he developed diabetes that required daily
insulin injections. In the year 1958, Will underwent surgery in his neck
due to an aneurysm or coratid artery. Will, my dad, was 36 years old when
I was born. I can never remember him as a young man. As I remember him, he
always seemed old and sick. Will's eyes always seemed to protrude a bit,
which indicated that he probably had a thyroid problem, although I do not
recall that he was ever treated. The thyroid disease seems to have come
from Will's mother's side of the family (Croy). Will had many problems
with chronic neck pain. (Ann recalls that Dad's pain was neck, not back.)
He made many trips to a chiropractor. In his later years he usually walked
with a cane.

Will was a very intelligent man. He completed the 10th grade and was
accepted at V.P.I., Blacksburg, VA, but his parents were not big advocates
of education and would not allow him to go. He was needed on the farm.

Will was a domineering, harsh man with his family, a church going man
(a charter member of First Christian Church of Pearisburg) and a
"do-gooder" in the neighborhood.

Went by his middle name - "Wirt". He was tall man. He was a fun person
to be around. He worked for the Postal Service for years. He died very
young. He was 47. The autopsy showed that at the time of his death his
heart was very enlarged.